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Part IV
Rieuxcouldnotunderstandthisresurrection.
However,ataboutthesametime,Rieuxwasbroughtapatientwhosecaseheconsidereddesperateandwhomhehadisolatedassoonasshearrivedinthehospital.Theyoungwomanwasdeliriousandpresentedallthesymptomsofpulmonaryplague.Butthenextmorninghertemperaturehadgonedown.Again,asinGrand’scase,thedoctorthoughthewaswitnessingoneofthosemorningremissionsthatexperiencehadtaughthimtoconsiderabadsign.Yetbynoonthetemperaturehadnotgoneup.Intheeveningitrosebyafewtenthsofadegreeandthenextdayitwasbacktonormal.Althoughthegirlwasweak,shewasbreathingfreelyinherbed.RieuxtoldTarrouthatshewassaved,quiteunaccountably.Butduringthatweek,foursimilarcasesappearedinthedoctor’spractice.
Attheendofthesameweek,theoldasthmaticcametogreetthedoctorandTarrouwitheverysignofgreatagitation.
"That’sit!"hesaid."They’recomingoutagain."
"Who’scomingout?"
"Why,therats!"
NotasingledeadrathadbeenfoundsinceApril.
"Isitgoingtostartagain?"TarrouaskedRieux.
Theoldmanwasrubbinghishands.
"Youshouldseethemrun!It’sasightforsoreeyes!"
Hehadseentwoliveratscomeintohishousethroughthestreetdoor.Neighbourshadinformedhimthatthecreatureswerealsoreappearingintheirhouses
